Michaela Carney, LMHC

Michaela Carney is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and life transitions. Michaela works in a straightforward, respectful way that centers each person's own goals and strengths.

She believes people know their story best and brings curiosity rather than judgement. Sessions aim to identify what feels most urgent and practical steps to move forward. Michaela emphasizes building confidence, improving communication, and restoring a sense of direction when life feels off balance.

Her approach draws on several therapeutic methods to match what a person needs. Short-term tools can help manage anxiety or impulsive reactions. Deeper trauma work is paced to the person so progress feels manageable.

Michaela helps people work through relationship problems like communication breakdowns and separation stress. She also supports those facing workplace pressure, social anxiety, or questions about life purpose and motivation. Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese for those who prefer either language.

Clients can expect a calm, collaborative environment where practical skills meet personal reflection. Michaela encourages people to notice strengths they already have and to use them in small, sustainable steps toward change.

How therapy methods translate to online work

The Gottman Method focuses on practical communication skills and routines that help partners talk through conflict and rebuild connection. Online sessions can use exercises, role-plays, and check-ins to practice these skills in real time.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns. CBT often uses short skill-building activities and homework that are easy to review during an online meeting.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, current concerns, and preferences and then suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as needs shift.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography did not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also makes it possible to work on communication exercises live and to review skill practice between meetings.